Going back and looking at how much Bortles improved between 2012 and 2013 in just one offseason with no real QB coach really got me excited. Imagine how much Bortles can improve with a whole year of NFL caliber QB coaching and resources. He'll be doing nothing but ironing out his craft for a whole year. I look at this redshirt year for him as his senior season except with better resources and more time to improve his game all around. Seeing the jump in improvement Bortles made from 2012 to 2013 (similar to how Manziel improved) a good argument can be made that if Bortles came back for his senior season as an improved player again he would have been in the discussion with Mariota and Winston for first QB taken, if not first pick overall.

With the resources and time we're giving him, he could leapfrog even the improvements he would have made going into his senior season. I'm thinking the difference between UCF Bortles and Jags Bortles could be as big a difference as Cal Aaron Rodgers to Packers Aaron Rodgers. I'm not saying he'll be as good as Aaron Rodgers obviously, but with reworked mechanics and ample time to get used to the speed and regimen of the NFL before seeing the field,,the jump in his level of play from the last time we saw him at UCF to his first game in the NFL could be similar.

I was looking at that analysis chart of the top 4 QBs in this draft and what really stood out to me was how steady Bortles was across all stats, clearly being the second best passer behind Bridgewater and the only QB that wasn't bad in any one thing, while not having his mechanics completely ironed out and not having proper QB coaching like Bridgewater had. He also was only a full starter for two years, while Bridgewater had 3. Not to mention he managed to achieve those numbers while having a harder schedule than Bridgewater. His abilities as a passer are really good. I've see some question whether he is a natural passer and I just don't understand this, because he's done great even without proper coaching.

I'm just imagining 2015 Bortles as a player who is as smooth in the pocket and mechanically sound as Bridgewater with a stronger arm, better improv ability, and Big Ben size while being a running threat as well. And on top of all that, he has the "it" factor some people value so much. It sounds like a crazy combination, but it's really not far off from what I think we will get and what I think Caldwell envisions. And with the weapons we will have around him and how he fits our system perfectly (since it's going to be pretty similar to what UCF did) I can see his stats being pretty crazy.

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